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Bees Using Plastic in Hives

  • April 30, 2014
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

Canadian researchers have found that two urban bee species use bits of plastic in building hives. In a display of adaptive behavior, the insects replaced plant matter with plastic in nest areas. The larvae grew normally, and the plastic may have even shielded them from parasites.

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